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The Cabin in the Cotton

The Cabin in the Cotton
★ 6.3/10•1932•1h 18m•NR•Drama

They said this book was "throbbing, vital, absorbing." (N.Y. American) You'll say the same thing about the picture!

Sharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community overcome poverty and ignorance.

Michael Curtiz · Director

Paul Green · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 18m
LanguageEN
Release DateSep 26, 1932

Actors

Richard Barthelmess

Richard Barthelmess

Marvin Blake

Dorothy Jordan

Dorothy Jordan

Betty Wright

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Madge Norwood

Hardie Albright

Hardie Albright

Roland Neal

David Landau

David Landau

Tom Blake

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

Lane Norwood

Dorothy Peterson

Dorothy Peterson

Lilly Blake

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Uncle Joe

Tully Marshall

Tully Marshall

Slick

Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall

Eph Clinton

Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

Holmes Scott

John Marston

John Marston

Russell Carter

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

Sock Fisher

William Le Maire

Jake Fisher

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

A Blind Negro

Frank Austin

Frank Austin

Tenant Farmer (uncredited)

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